Madhuri Dixit along with Akshay Kumar, Sonaskshi Sinha, Chitrangda Singh, Prabhudeva and others is all set to perform at Houston for Fusion Tour 2015!

Madhuri flew down to Houston and while she was waiting for her flight, clicked a selfie at Mumbai International airport. The Bollywood diva who is one of the most iconic actresses, posed for the camera.

She shared the pictures on her social handles reading “On my way to Houston for fusionthetour” and “Waiting for my flight”. She was dressed gracefully and was looking pretty as always. What do you think?

Madhuri has also shared various pictures right from the rehearsals. Fusion Tour will feature Bollywood celebrities setting the stage on fire with hit numbers and their glittering performances.

The concert will kick-start on August 21st, 2015 at NRG arena, Houston.

Bollywood's dancing diva Madhuri Dixit will reportedly make an appearance on the dance reality show “Dance +”.

According to a source from the production house, Madhuri shares a great relationship with 'Super Judge' Remo D'Souza, so she will soon occupy a seat next to him to judge the Star Plus show for an episode.

She will also train the contestants and have some special judging powers.

“Yes, we have approached Madhuri to join us for an episode. She is a package of dance, expressions and emotions and it will be great to have her in the show, to train the contestants better. Remo is trying to get the best of everything for his contestants,” the source said.

Madhuri and Remo have worked together as judges for a couple of seasons of the celebrity dance-based show “Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa”.

Actresses Nandita Das, Madhuri Dixit, Sushmita Sen, Alia Bhatt, Parineeti Chopra and Kareena Kapoor are featuring in film "Girl Rising - Woh Padhegi, Woh Udegi", produced by actresses Priyanka Chopra and Freida Pinto, who are also the brand ambassadors of the initiative, and will also star in it.

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has pitched in with the narration.

The Hindi version of the film is all set to air on Star Plus at 1.30 p.m. on August 29 on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan. The film is a collaboration between the government's 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao' campaign and Star TV. It will also be released on digital platforms in both Hindi and English.

"Woh Padegi, Woh Udegi... it's what I've truly believed in and it's a motto shared by every one of the amazing women who have joined me on this journey for Girl Rising. We've all come together to narrate real life stories that highlight the amazing, positive impact that education can have on young girls. We believe that storytelling is a powerful way to inspire people and also to empower them to take action," said Priyanka.

Frieda said that "there couldn't be a more appropriate day to bring to every Indian a movement that is so crucial in changing the way we perceive the role of girls and raise our boys in our country.

"As a producer of Girl Rising India, I was very honoured to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in June to talk about Girl Rising and he not only embraced the idea but also suggested that we launch it on Raksha Bandhan," she added.

Union Women and Child Development minister Maneka Gandhi said she was "very happy about the collaboration between the ministry's 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao' campaign and Girl Rising".

"The child sex ratio in India is a matter of concern for all of us. Time has come to initiate more interventions and consolidate our efforts to secure the future of our girls," she added.

Star India CEO Uday Shankar said: "On this Raksha Bandhan, Star Plus will be presenting Girl Rising - Woh Padegi, Woh Udegi, a ground-breaking film designed to inspire a billion imaginations. We believe that the happiness of a nation depends on how we treat our daughters."

The film in English, directed by Academy Award nominee Richard E. Robbins, had released in 2013 and showcases the stories of eight resilient girls from different countries who battled obstacles to achieve their dreams.

Priyanka Chopra and Freida Pinto have co-produced the Hindi version of Girl Rising- ‘Woh padhegi, woh udegi’. And the Bollywood actress is elated that her contemporaries came aboard after a mere phone call.

The short-film will air on Star Plus on this Raksha Bandhan. The film is a collaboration between the government's 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao' campaign and Star TV. It will also be released on digital platforms in both Hindi and English.

Girl Rising - Woh Padegi. Woh Udegi is a film that encapsulates 9 amazing real life stories that are so inspiring, highlight the amazing, positive impact that education can have on young girls. We'd love your support on this amazing initiative... because we know that it will a big difference. Tune in to Star Plus on Saturday, August 29 at 1:30 pm and understand why we are all so passionate about our objective of getting each and every girl through secondary school. ‪#‎IamGirlRising.”

There is a simple and critical truth that exists - educating girls can change the world! I truly believe that and so...

Vivek Oberoi is known for dabbling into many a charitable drives and events and it had been in the news for sometime that the actor was keen on starting a rehabilitation centre for girl children born to sex workers. Vivek formally announced his plans in an event held yesterday in Mumbai.

The event was graced by celebrities and well known faces from diverse fields like films, sports and even politics.

Ranbir Kapoor and Madhuri Dixit Nene were the star attraction at the event which was attended by the Chief Minister of Mumbai as well - Devendra Fadnavis.

Ranbir and Madhuri were seen on the stage with Vivek and also posed for the shutterbugs present at the venue. Ranbir even got rakhis tied on his wrist by the young girls who are a part of the initiative.

Other guests who attended the event included Neeta Ambani, Mary Kom, Amy Jackson and Anu Malik. Vivek's parents, Suresh and Yashodhara Oberoi, and wife, Priyanka Alva Oberoi, were also present at the event.

Deepika Padukone, Kangana Ranaut, Sonam Kapoor and many other actresses are expressing their concern over the big issue of gender inequality in Bollywood. It is an open secret that the male leads are paid a LOT more than their female counterparts in Bollywood. Gen Y stars are therefore wary of this trend and beginning to question it, and rightly so.

However, Anupam Kher revealed a very interesting fact in one of his social media interactions with fans. The actor, who is busy with his play 'Mera Vo Matlab Nahi Tha', took up a question and answer session with his fans on 'Gender Inequality'. When a fan asked him about the remuneration differences in Bollywood, Anupam revealed that Madhuri Dixit was in fact paid a lot more than Salman Khan for their timeless classic 'Hum Aapke Hai Kaun'.

When the fan asked, "@AnupamPkher @HeforShe The actress are paid less as compared to the actors. Firstly,Gender Equality should start frm here.Wat u think #AskAnupam", Anupam replied, "I agree in certain cases it is true. But Madhuri was paid more than Salman in HAHK.:)"

The lovely Madhuri Dixit attended Unicef India's 'Radio4child' Awards in Mumbai today. This award honors selected radio jockeys for sensitising the larger public through creative messages on Routine Immunisation. Celebrity Advocate Madhuri Dixit said, "Thanks RJs & Radio stations for spreading message of Routine Immunization." She added that we should continue spreading the message expecially through popular channels such as radio and television.

"I appeal to RJs and Radio stations to give more space to critical issue of Routine Immunisation. I am honoured to be associated with cause of Routine Immunization to ensure healthy future for children," added Madhuri. The B-town diva handed over awards to RJs Subhash and Shashi of Mirchi98.3 FM, Patna. She congratulated the RJs and asked them to keep up the good work.

A certain news about remunerations was doing the rounds last week. It so happened that while discussing 'gender equality', Anupam Kher announced on Twitter that Madhuri Dixit was paid more than Salman Khan in 'Hum Aapke Hain Kaun'. As expected, this news took Twitterati by storm. When Salman was asked to comment on the issue, the Bhaijaan had said, "I do not think it is true. However, I wish that it were true."

Well, listen to the answer right from the horse's mouth. Madhuri Dixit is seen here on Anupam Kher's show. When Anupam asked Madhuri, "Were you indeed paid more than Salman Khan in 'Hum Aapke Hain Kaun', Madhuri burst into splits of laughter. In her usual, charming manner Madhuri joked, "Well, I heard the news and I just went with the flow, I let the news roll".

Well isn't that cute? Salman and Madhuri displayed some crackling chemisty in HAHK. Their pairing was much appreciated and the film ended up becoming a classic. Well, who cares who was paid more, we love them both, don't we?

In Bollywood, no actress is complete without being part of the quintessential Rajshri production. Palatial houses, big families, high value production numbers with every cast member joining in for song and dance, festivals, weddings, a little conflict and a satisfying resolution.

The romance in Rajshri films is sweet. There's a lot of coyness, shyness and whispering involved. Love is in its purest form. The protagonists have generally never fallen for anyone before they fall for each other.

Keeping in mind these traditional values that the Barjatya family likes to hold on to, even the main Rajshri girl has to uphold the virtue of the chaste bahurani. She needs to be pretty, demure, charming. A woman who can be the best daughter-in-law understanding the value of family and honour. And of course, be good at the song and dance routine that comes with it.

What we know as the Rajshri heroine is representative of their films post 1989, after the production house got a rather massive makeover. As Sooraj Barjatya's upcoming film 'Prem Ratan Dhan Payo' starring Salman Khan and Sonam Kapoor nears completion, we take a look at Rajshri heroines - past, present and future.

Bhagyashree

This one-hit-wonder heroine played Suman opposite Salman's charismatic first-time Prem. Suman was everything Prem wasn't, and she was unlike any of the people he had known before. It was because of the strength of the love Suman and Prem shared, that he was able to come out of his father's shadow and make a life for himself. Additionally, the film explored themes of first love, friendship and rich vs. poor. It was one of the biggest hits of its time thanks to its soulful music and the chemistry between the two leads. Sadly, Bhagyashree was never able to repeat the magic of Maine Pyar Kiya. But she was the epitome of the demure Rajshri heroine.

Madhuri Dixit

Madhuri is perhaps the best remembered Rajshri heroine. She was part of Hum Aapke Hain Koun, which is one of the highest grossing Indian films of all time, and a remake of Rajshri's own Nadiya Ke Paar. While her character of Nisha was traditional in her values and morals, she was still modern in her own way. Nisha was fiesty and unapologetic in the way she spoke, and danced. She was unafraid to express her love to Prem, but was still ready to sacrifice it for the sake of family. All ended well though, and the film upheld Madhuri's standing as a huge star.

Tabu, Sonali Bendre and Karisma Kapoor

The family that eats together, lives together, stays together etc etc. This is the Rajshri film with perhaps the biggest starcast. The three ladies of Hum Saath Saath Hain played mates to Mohnish Behl, Salman Khan and Saif Ali Khan. While Tabu played the perfect mate to handicapped Vivek, and the perfect Sita to his Ram and the quintessetial 'bhabhi' , Sonali was the coy doctor who stuck by Prem even during turmoil. Karisma was the witty, outspoken and modern contrast from the other two. Three very different heroines joining hands to keep their family together.

Kareena Kapoor

Chitchor got a makeover, and the village belle Zareena Wahab got replaced by 'papa ki pari' Kareena in 'Main Prem Ki Deewani hoon'. Sanjana is in her college band, she writes poetry, she has a group of modern friends, she goes out on dates with her betrothed. She has a mind of her own. Basically, she's everything a Rajshri heroine is not. On the outside. Inside, Sanjana was ready to marry who her parents chose, and even though she loved Hrithik's Prem, she was ready to marry Abhishek's Prem for the sake of her family. At the end, she managed to get what she wanted because she was willing to sacrifice her happiness for the sake of honour.

Amrita Rao

It's back to the basics with Amrita Rao's Poonam in Vivah. Poonam is about to get married to Prem. This film explores the journey of two people who embark on an arranged marriage. And although, we hardly heard a word spoken by the leading lady, Poonam was the small town soft-spoken girl, who almost sacrificed her life to save her sister.

Sonam Kapoor

We have seen Sonam portray some strong-willed female characters on screen before. Additionally, Sonam is an extremely strong-will girl in real life too. It is therefore hard to imagine Sonam as the shy and demure, Rajshri girl. Well, lets wait and watch though. This Rajshri heroine might come with a new energy and a never-seen-before spark. What say?

Festive spirit swept the tinsel town with chants of 'Ganpati Bappa Morya' echoing on the virtual platform, courtesy celebrities like Amitabh Bachchan, Madhuri Dixit, Arjun Kapoor and Dia Mirza, who wished their fans and followers a 'Happy Ganesh Chaturthi' on Twitter.

Seen here is Madhuri Dixit, who tweeted a picture of herself and her Ganpati saying, "Happy Ganesh Chaturthi. My most favorite celebration of the year!".

The Kapoors are also famous for their grand celebrations when it comes to Ganesh Chaturthi. Ranbir Kapoor's mom Neetu Kapoor shared a gorgeous picture of Lord Ganesha on her social media handle, "Ganapati Bhappa Moriya !!"

Ganesh Chaturthi is a Hindu festival which marks the birth of Lord Ganesha, and is being celebrated across India on Thursday. Many wishes to all our readers who celebrate the festival.

Madhuri Dixit the diva has been always a hit amidst her fans. Time and again, she made it a point to interact with them. Back in the days, when India wasn’t so digitally advanced and mankind didn’t know of mobile phones and video-chatting or facebooking or Twitter-chats, fan-mails and telephonic interviews were quite a hit.

Bringing to you one such video of the quintessential diva, where she is talking to various fans, we want to take an eye-stroll in the past.

The ‘ek do teen’ girl got chatty with her fans where she spoke about her hobbies and films and her roles. She even battle a question upon marriage. Back then she said, “No I am more interested in my career”. When the fan asked further if she would ever consider settling in America, Madhuri answered, “Oh yes! If my husband wants me to settle in America, I’ll settle there.”

And years later she did settle down in America.

The best part was when a caller was asking if she would have pest control done at her home or not. To that the ‘Dhak-dhak’ girl said, she would as her house is infested with cockroaches.

Bollywood Film Fraternity opens its arms to actors from across the globe. But there is one tag that makes the entry into the Hindi Film Industry a tad bit easier, and that is the Star Kid tag. But having said that, there are many names in industry that have with their hard-work proven that to carve a niche in Bollywood it isn’t necessary to be star kid. Hence the league of self-made actors stepped in.

Since the Hindi Film era spans over a vast timeline, we shall be considering Star Kids and Self-Made actors 90s onwards.

The glorious 90s:

The era of Dhak-Dhak girl Madhuri, to SRK doing ‘Chaiyya Chaiyya’ atop a train, to Salman singing ‘Dil Deewana’, to Karisma dancing to “Sexy Sexy Mujhe Log Bole” the 90s even saw Anil Kapoor and Sridevi rule the era. Also, who can forget “Papa Kehte Hai” star Aamir emerging as the new-age romantic hero or Govinda making all dance along-with his expressive moves.

Starkids Vs. Self-Made Actors (90s)

Star Kids

Self-Made

Anil Kapoor

Madhuri Dixit

Govinda

Shah Rukh Khan

Sanjay Dutt

Akshay Kumar

Salman Khan

Juhi Chawla

Aamir Khan

Aishwarya Rai now Bachchan

Saif Ali Khan

Ajay Devgn

Sunny Deol

Raveena Tandon

Rani Mukherji

Kajol

Karisma Kapoor

The era mostly saw Star-Kids rule the box-office as they were more in number. But that doesn’t mean that our self-build actors were behind in any way. In fact, they created frenzy and ruled like bosses.

The colorful 2000s:

We are 15 years into the 2000s and everything is getting more interesting year by year. We have seen Kareena’s Poo-Chameli, Hrithik’s super-cool moves, Abhishek’s Dhoom-Dhamaka, Priyanka Chopra’s desi-girl avatar, Ranbir’s earnest performances, Sonam’s ‘Khoobsoort’i, Deepika’s cocktail of roles, Katrina doing the ‘Namastey London’, Ranveer doing the rex and a lot more, Anushka’s badmashi and jiya re mode, Sonakshi Sinha’s Dabangg-giri, Varun’s cool hero and Badlapur shift, Sidharth’s student gone fighter avatar, Alia’s bubble bee demeanor to Kangana Ranaut’s Queen mode. Since the last decade and a half, we have seen Bollywood growing more and more. And it still has a whole line of newbies waiting to leave their mark.

StarKids Vs. Self-Made Actors (2000s)

Star Kids

Self-Made

Kareena Kapoor

Preity Zinta

Hrithik Roshan

Bipasha Basu

Abhishek Bachchan

Priyanka Chopra

Ranbir Kapoor

Katrina Kaif

Shahid Kapoor

Vidya Balan

Varun Dhawan

Ranveer Singh

Alia Bhatt

Deepika Padukone

Sonakshi Sinha

Anushka Sharma

Sonam Kapoor

Sidharth Malhotra

Kangana Ranaut

The 2000s are mixed-bag, with cut-throat competition it becomes really tough to decide who is pacing ahead. With the influx of new talent each passing year from the both star-kids frat and new actors' guild with no Godfathers, Bollywood is ever-growing.

So who do you think made it bigger in Bollywood- StarKids or SelfMade Actors?

The most colorful days of the year are here and the festival of celebrating Indian Goddesses in many forms has started with a lot of gusto. The nine days of absolute fun have begun already and tinsel-towners are rejoicing the festive season.

Bollywood celebrities took to social media to wish their fans Happy Navratri!

Salman Khan has decided to host a special screening of 'Prem Ratan Dhan Payo' for Bhagyashree his 'Maine Pyaar Kiya' actress and Madhuri Dixit-Nene his 'Hum Aapke Hai Koun' co-star.

The actor who is all set to release his next- 'Prem ratan Dhan Payo', which is directed by Sooraj Barjatiya, has worked with Sooraj and both the actresses in the past on films like 'Maine Pyaar Kiya' and 'Hum Aapke Hain Koun' respectively, both of which went on to become blockbusters.

“The idea came up during a discussion (involving his latest film’s marketing team), which Salman was also part of. Since his character is called Prem, once again in his next (he was also called Prem in HAHK and MPK, among others), Salman wants to show the film to both the actresses with whom he has shared screen space in the past as Prem,” says the spokesperson of the film.

"As of now no date has been fixed yet for the screening, as Salman is busy with the shoot of another film. But whenever he does get the time, Salman will personally invite Madhuri and Bhagyashree for the screening," reveals the spokesperson adding further, “Since they worked with Salman at the beginning of his career, he shares fond memories with them."

The team of the 1989 super-hit 'Ram Lakhan' met up last night for a reunion of sorts and the film's leading actor Madhuri Dixit posted pictures of the fun meet on her social media account.

Apart from Madhuri, also present at the reunion were her two lead co-stars Jackie Shroff and Anil Kapoor along with the director of the film, Subhash Ghai. Also present were Anupam Kher, Gulshan Grover and Satish Koushik who played important character roles in the film.

Madhuri also wished Subhash Ghai for the completion of 37 years by his production company 'Mukta Arts' and wrote,

Recently the Showman of Bollywood, Subhash Ghai celebrated 37 years of his production house Mukta Arts. Not just that, but SG also had a double celebration for since it was also his wedding anniversary.

The celebration of this joyful moments started by hosting a small ritual pooja at the Iskon Temple in Juhu in the morning, which was attended by film-makers like Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, Abbas Mastan, lyrics writers Irshaad Kamil and Kumar, producers Manmohan Shetty and Ramesh Taurani and a very close friend Sunil Gavaskar.

At night, a special party was organized by Mrs. Mukta Ghai for his close friends and family at their house in Mumbai. The party was attended by top Bollywood celebrities including Shriram Nene and Madhuri Dixit Nene, Anupam Kher, Anil Kapoor, Jackie Shroff, Adnan Sami, Sonu Nigam, Rohit Roy, Satish Kaushik , Gulshan Grover, Poonam Shatrughan Sinha , Kush Sinha , Shreyas Talpade, pradeep guha and many such more who were seen having a gala time with each other and rejoicing with drinks and good food till the wee hours of the morning.

The party could easily be called a reunion for the Ram Lakhan and Kalnayak team who were seen in high spirits by clicking selfies, recalling their past memories, having few nostalgic moments and also suggesting their director to make a remake of his epic films like Khalnayak and Karz. Film-makers like Manmohan Shetty, Pradeep Guha, Amar Butala, producer of Bajrangi Bhaijaan and other business associates were also seen at the party adding a business touch to it and discussing about the future prospects of Mukta Arts and Whistling Woods.

The merriment moment got higher as Subhash Ghai along with Mukta Arts MD, Rahul Puri also shared special news on the company, which has greenlit three film projects to be produced next year with big stars and suitable directors, which would go on floor next year and would release by 2017-2018.

"A lot of surprises are to come in 2016 bringing smiles to everyone, we have gone through the excellent and enviable journey for 37 years in producing quality films with its own high and low , have faced biggest and toughest times but nothing shook us in a bad patch of time. We are here with three best of the scripts for mainstream cinema and you will see them on the floor on 2016 -17 . SHOW MUST GO ON," said Subhash Ghai on this eventful occasion.

Salman Khan recently made a shocking statement. He said that his Prem Ratan Dhan Payo co-star Sonam Kapoor is better than diva and power house actress Madhuri Dixit. He had said in an interview, "Sonam is a very talented actress . I understand that she is known as a fashionista,fashion icon and people always talk about her clothes but that shouldn't take away from her talent. The kind of work Sonam has done in the movie is really good. If you see Madhuri in HAHK and if you see Sonam, I think Sonam has done a much better job than Madhuri. I have said that yesterday in my living room and I can definitely say that here also."

Though the actor had said it in all seriousness, he later backed off saying, "Madhuri will know it's not true so she will understand that I'm promoting Prem Ratan Dhan Payo."

Well, in a recent interview with Times of India, Salman was asked about this controversial comment, which went viral on the day that it had been reported. However, Salman smiled and said, "Madhuri will understand."